A series of disjointed thoughts seems like a good way to review a rather disjointed book. 1. I have no idea what this story was about, even after finishing it. 2. I did enjoy it. 3. I suspect I will remember this book, and think on it, much longer than other books that I probably enjoyed more. 4. I wish I hadn't seen that this book dealt with "Schizophrenia and Hallucinations" before I read it. It colored my whole perception of the first quarter of the book. 5. This was a comic. 6. I found some of the panel-to-panel action hard to follow. 6b. I suspect this was somewhat intentional. 7. I found much of the dialogue script hard to read. 7b. I expect this was also intentional. 8. This was a fascinating look into the mind of a person (people?) who are differently wired in the head. 8b. It was not a cohesive or particularly informative look into their minds. 8bi. Again, I suspect this was intentional, given the subject matter. 9. I'd like to go on the record that I read this book long *after* starting a certain short story which will probably be coming out later this year. 10. I did like it. And would happily pick up other work by the author. He obviously has a solid grip on his craft. The art was good, but the storytelling garbled and meandering. There were numerous panels I simply didn't get the meaning of and/or that didn't tie into anything, there was no sense of direction or pacing, certain characters and situations were introduced and then discarded without really making an impact, or a situation would develop seemingly out of nowhere and with no apparent meaning or consequence. None of the characters were fleshed out nor the very serious mental health issues which are glossed over at best. 2009 must've been a slow year for graphic novels if this is what got the Eisner. :/
What do You think about Swallow Me Whole (2008)?
Great drawing, layout. Boring story. Confusing. Been done a million times.
—Craig
I liked it, but was also pretty confused. Super quick, graphic novel read.
—Jocereyna
The art was dark and beautiful, but the story lost me.
—poetrylover
